TopBilled Posted March 20, 2015 Thanks Fred for providing those great photos. It's a shame that many of the films from that period do not survive-- look at all the work and trouble they went to... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomJH Posted March 20, 2015 I find it interesting that the post of 18 March 2015 - 02:49 PM indicates that Tom Mix was the number one motion picture attraction of 1927 whereas the post of 17 March 2015 - 09:03 AM indicates that Photoplay magazine did not consider him as one of the top stars of 1928. What a difference a year makes. Some years ago I purchased an autograph album I found in an antique store. The album, dated 1934, is fascinating, having about 40 signatures of show biz personalities, many of them having gone through the transition period in films, from silents to sound. Among the autographs in the album was this one: 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 20, 2015 Thank you for sharing the photo, Tom. Curious now about the other 39 autographs... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomJH Posted March 20, 2015 Thank you for sharing the photo, Tom. Curious now about the other 39 autographs... From the silent to sound transition period, the album also had autographs of Mary Pickford, Colleen Moore, Bebe Daniels, Olga Baclanova, Ramon Novarro, Buddy Rogers, Esther Ralston and Lillian Gish. There were also some signatures of strictly early talkie performers, as well as a couple of vaudeville legends, like Fannie Brice and Eddie Cantor. The album was a rare find, to put it mildly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 20, 2015 From the silent to sound transition period, the album also had autographs of Mary Pickford, Colleen Moore, Bebe Daniels, Olga Baclanova, Ramon Novarro, Buddy Rogers, Esther Ralston and Lillian Gish. There were also some signatures of strictly early talkie performers, as well as a couple of vaudeville legends, like Fannie Brice and Eddie Cantor. The album was a rare find, to put it mildly. Yes, it sounds like quite a rare find. Of inestimable value, no doubt. Hopefully you will create a special thread about your autograph booklet, and share photos of all the signatures at some point. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TomJH Posted March 20, 2015 Yes, it sounds like quite a rare find. Of inestimable value, no doubt. Hopefully you will create a special thread about your autograph booklet, and share photos of all the signatures at some point. I actually did post a few of them about a year ago or so on the boards. For the life of me, I cant recall in which thread it was, but it wasn't in one of my own. I suppose I could create a thread of my own for this some time. Some autograph hound posters may be interested in it, and possibly add a few of their own. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 20, 2015 I actually did post a few of them about a year ago or so on the boards. For the life of me, I cant recall in which thread it was, but it wasn't in one of my own. I suppose I could create a thread of my own for this some time. Some autograph hound posters may be interested in it, and possibly add a few of their own. I think you should. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 21, 2015 I will post part 4, covering August and September, this afternoon...Lya De Putti is one of the topics (interesting lady she was!)... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MovieCollectorOH Posted March 21, 2015 For me, this is an interesting study. Of course all of this had to happen some time, in time for 1929 and 1930. Cameras are now installed inside massive glass-fronted boxes to prevent the noise of the drive mechanism from being picked up during sound recording. Cast and crew begin to watch immediate playback of recorded scenes before moving on to the next part of the story. I am wondering how they were able to watch it instantly, as the film would at least have to be "fixed" first (stabilized). I have seen "Moviolas" being demonstrated though, as in Jam Session (1944) I think. Also I have read that the very first MGM lion roar was a voice actor. I am not sure why, but the circumstances were not very conducive to recording the lion at that point. Maybe you have heard it for yourself, it didn't sound anything like a lion. To me, it sounded neither feline nor human, it sounded sort of mechanical, like a boat hull scraping up against a dock. Nevertheless they didn't keep it for very long. The Technicolor camera boxes (later to come - as FredCDobbs pictured way below) are interesting. I had seen pictures of those before and just thought it was a huge camera. I am still not clear on the size of the Technicolor camera, in relation to the sound-deadening box they used them in. Maybe Fred knows? Also those camera booths are amazing. That is just insanity. Great photos, and interesting topic! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 21, 2015 For me, this is an interesting study. I'm finding it interesting, too. It's particularly fun to look at stars people may not have heard much about before...if this study can unearth some things of value, we will be richer for it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
FredCDobbs Posted March 21, 2015 I am wondering how they were able to watch it instantly, as the film would at least have to be "fixed" first (stabilized). I have seen "Moviolas" being demonstrated though, as in Jam Session (1944) I think. They could not view the film right away, it had to be developed which took hours. HOWEVER, if the sound recordings were made on a phonograph disk, they COULD listen to that playback right away, instantly. So they might have listened to the audio right after the scene was filmed, to be sure how the acting sounded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 21, 2015 They could not view the film right away, it had to be developed which took hours. HOWEVER, if the sound recordings were made on a phonograph disk, they COULD listen to that playback right away, instantly. So they might have listened to the audio right after the scene was filmed, to be sure how the acting sounded. Yes, that is what I think happened. Thanks for clarifying, Fred. I went back and made a slight modification to the text in the earlier post. One reason they needed to listen to the audio immediately was to make sure other noises were not accidentally picked up during recording. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 21, 2015 A year in Hollywood: 1928, part 4 August THE SCARLET LADY, with Lya De Putti in the title role, premieres on the 1st. It is Columbia’s first sound feature and tells the story of a woman caught up in the Russian Revolution. Unfortunately, audiences have a difficult time understanding De Putti’s thick Hungarian accent, so her transition to sound films is not a success. She returns to working on stage and then goes to Britain to study English. In London, she makes a part-talkie but it will be her last film, as she ends up dying soon afterward. Back in Hollywood, most studios still do not have adequate mixing or dubbing facilities. So all sound is recorded during filming. Some actresses are being fired if the sound of their stockings rubbing together is too noisy. And anyone who handles props, costumes and jewelry too loudly is immediately replaced. Ernst Lubitsch, Dorothy Arzner and Lionel Barrymore (working as a director) begin removing fixed microphones and start using ones suspended by poles that can be moved overhead from actor to actor. This is the origin of the boom mic. Meanwhile, directors Michael Curtiz and Rouben Mamoulian (with cameraman Lee Garmes) begin to fit wheels on to the camera box so that its mobility is restored. September After a failed takeover of MGM earlier in the year, the brothers Warner now turn their attention to First National. During the month of September, a deal is reached allowing Warners to buy First National. They waste no time taking over the Burbank lot. Meanwhile, more technical advances are made on studio sound stages. Hungarian director Paul Fejos has developed a camera crane for his upcoming film, BROADWAY, which will be released in 1929. His goal is to film musical revues from a high altitude to show dance formations. This is the precursor to Busby Berkeley’s style of choreography that uses geometric logic, as well as the beginning of more fluid camera movement by other directors during the following decade. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 22, 2015 Later today I am going to finish off the monthly summaries for 1928, covering October, November and December. Tomorrow, I will get a bit statistical and go through films by studio and after that, films by star so we can get a sense of overall productivity for the year. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 22, 2015 A year in Hollywood: 1928, part 5 October Tom Mix saddles up with Tony the horse for their first western picture at Mix’s new studio, FBO. THE SON OF THE GOLDEN WEST does brisk business with audiences in many theatres across the country. Interestingly, it follows Mickey Rooney’s latest comedy short film Mickey in Love, which has also been produced by FBO. Rooney is billed at this time using his early stage name, Mickey McGuire. However, the premiere of Mix’s new film is somewhat eclipsed by bigger news involving FBO. On the 23rd, Rockefeller-owned RCA acquires the Keith-Albee-Orpheum vaudeville theater chains. RCA also scoops up the Film Booking Office motion picture production company owned by Joseph Kennedy. As a result, a monumental merger takes place, creating RKO (Radio-Keith-Orpheum). November On the 3rd, Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse first appears in STEAMBOAT WILLIE. The sound cartoon premieres in New York. Back at FBO, Tom Mix’s second western feature is released. As FBO is absorbed by the newly formed RKO, Mix’s motion picture career begins to go into decline. He will not become a main attraction for RKO, and after three more pictures, his contract will expire in May. Next main item—MGM’s part-talkie ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE premieres on the 15th. Initially completed as a silent picture, producer Irving Thalberg had decided to send it back into production. Stars William Haines and Leila Hyams were required to repeat their performances for the last two reels with sound. The story was previously filmed in 1915 and 1920. December Encouraged by the success of ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE, MGM is now moving forward and embracing the transition to sound. Also, the Mayer Building opens, built by Louis B. Mayer and Irving Thalberg. It is being used for the Motion Picture Association of America, Central Casting and the Hays Office. In other news, Hal Wallis becomes production chief of First National, which will remain in operation under Warner Brothers in Burbank. He is reporting to Darryl Zanuck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
midnight08 Posted March 23, 2015 That's great! I'm happy to hear you're going to talk about the studios and the stars. I was wondering if the monthly summary was all we were going to read for 1928. I'm looking forward to all this. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 23, 2015 That's great! I'm happy to hear you're going to talk about the studios and the stars. I was wondering if the monthly summary was all we were going to read for 1928. I'm looking forward to all this. Yes, I will post it in batches. The studio output from January to December will be a bit lengthy. Then, I will begin covering the stars' output in 1928. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 23, 2015 Following is a list of studio and independent productions in 1928. January THE SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS..FN..Alec Francis & Molly O’Day SAILORS’ WIVES..FN..Mary Astor & Lloyd Hughes THE NOOSE..FN..Richard Barthelmess & Montagu Love BEWARE OF MARRIED MEN..WB..Irene Rich & Clyde Cook A RACE FOR LIFE..WB..Rin Tin Tin & Virginia Brown Faire THE AIR PATROL..UNIV..Al Wilson & Elsa Benham 13 WASHINGTON SQUARE..UNIV..Jean Hersholt & Alice Joyce THE FOURFLUSHER..UNIV..George J. Lewis & Marian Nixon THE FEARLESS RIDER..UNIV..Fred Humes & Barbara Worth THE COHENS AND THE KELLYS IN PARIS..UNIV..George Sidney & J. Farrell MacDonald THE RAWHIDE KID..UNIV..Hoot Gibson & Georgia Hale THE CALL OF THE HEART..UNIV..Dynamite the dog & Joan Alden BABY MINE..MGM..Karl Dane & George K. Arthur WEST POINT..MGM..William Haines & Joan Crawford THE DIVINE WOMAN..MGM..Greta Garbo & Lars Hanson THE LAW OF THE RANGE..MGM..Tim McCoy & Joan Crawford WICKEDNESS PREFERRED..MGM..Lew Cody & Aileen Pringle THE CIRCUS..UA..Charlie Chaplin & Merna Kennedy SADIE THOMPSON..UA..Gloria Swanson & Lionel Barrymore DRUMS OF LOVE..UA..Mary Philbin & Lionel Barrymore WIFE SAVERS..PAR..Wallace Beery & Raymond Hatton BEAU SABREUR..PAR..Gary Cooper & Evelyn Brent LOVE AND LEARN..PAR..Esther Ralston & Lane Chandler GENTLEMEN PREFER BLONDES..PAR..Ruth Taylor & Alice White PIONEER SCOUT..PAR..Fred Thomson & Nora Lane THE LAST COMMAND..PAR..Emil Jannings & Evelyn Brent THE BRIDE OF THE COLORADO..DEMILLE..John Boles & Donal Blossom A SHIP COMES IN..DEMILLE..Rudolph Schildkraut & Louise Dresser LET ‘ER GO GALLEGHER..DEMILLE..Junior Coghlan & Harrison Ford THE LEOPARD LADY..DEMILLE..Jacqueline Logan & Alan Hale THE GATEWAY OF THE MOON..FOX..Dolores Del Rio & Walter Pidgeon WOMAN WISE..FOX..William Russell & June Collyer THE BRANDED SOMBRERO..FOX..Buck Jones & Leila Hyams DAREDEVIL’S REWARD..FOX..Tom Mix & Natalie Joyce MOTHER MACHREE..FOX..Belle Bennett & Neil Hamilton SHARP SHOOTERS..FOX..George O’Brien & Lois Moran THAT CERTAIN THING..COL..Viola Dana & Ralph Graves THE WIFE’S RELATIONS..COL..Shirley Mason & Ben Turpin LUCKY BOY..TIF…George Jessel & Gwen Lee A WOMAN AGAINST THE WORLD..TIF..Harrison Ford & Georgia Hale THE CHEER LEADER..GOTHAM..Ralph Graves & Gertrude Olmstead THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY..GOTHAM..William Russell & Mickey Bennett DRIFTIN’ SANDS..FBO..Bob Steele & Nina Quartero CONEY ISLAND..FBO..Lois Wilson & Lucille Mendez DEAD MAN’S CURVE..FBO..Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Sally Blane WIZARD OF THE SADDLE..FBO..Buzz Barton & Milburn Morante February THE WHIP WOMAN..FN..Estelle Taylor & Antonio Moreno THE WAGON SHOW..FN..Ken Maynard & Marian Douglas FLYING ROMEOS..FN..Charles Murray & George Sidney THE LITTLE SNOB..WB..May McAvoy & Robert Frazer ACROSS THE ATLANTIC..WB..Monte Blue & Edna Murphy THAT’S MY DADDY..UNIV..Reginald Denny & Barbara Kent THE CLEAN-UP MAN..UNIV..Ted Wells & Peggy O’Day FINDERS KEEPERS..UNIV..Laura LaPlante & John Harron THE PHANTOM FLYER..UNIV..Al Wilson & Lillian Gilmore MIDNIGHT ROSE..UNIV..Lya de Putti & Kenneth Harlan THE LATEST FROM PARIS..MGM..Norma Shearer & George Sidney ROSE-MARIE..MGM..Joan Crawford & James Murray THE CROWD..MGM..Eleanor Boardman & James Murray THE GARDEN OF EDEN..UA..Corinne Griffith & Louise Dresser THE SECRET HOUR..PAR..Pola Negri & Jean Hersholt SPORTING GOODS..PAR..Richard Dix & Ford Sterling DOOMSDAY..PAR..Florence Vidor & Gary Cooper THE SHOWDOWN..PAR..George Bancroft & Evelyn Brent FEEL MY PULSE..PAR..Bebe Daniels & Richard Arlen STAND AND DELIVER..DEMILLE..Rod LaRocque & Lupe Velez A BLONDE FOR A NIGHT..DEMILLE..Marie Prevost & Franklin Pangborn SOFT LIVING..FOX..Madge Bellamy & John Mack Brown A GIRL IN EVERY PORT..FOX..Victor McLaglen & Robert Armstrong FOUR SONS..FOX..James Hall & Margaret Mann SO THIS IS LOVE?..COL..Shirley Mason & William Collier Jr. A WOMAN’S WAY..COL..Margaret Livingston & Warner Baxter THE DEVIL’S SKIPPER..TIF..Belle Bennett & Montagu Love NAMELESS MEN..TIF..Claire Windsor & Antonio Moreno THE MAN IN HOBBLES..TIF..John Harron & Lila Lee BARE KNEES..GOTHAM..Virginia Lee Corbin & Donald Keith FANGS OF THE WILD..FBO..Ranger the dog & Nancy Drexel HER SUMMER HERO..FBO..Hugh Trevor & Harold Goodwin WALLFLOWERS..FBO..Hugh Trevor & Mabel Julienne Scott THE RIDIN’ RENEGADE..FBO..Bob Steele & Nancy Drexel THE LITTLE BUCKAROO.FBO..Buzz Barton & Milburn Morante WHEN THE LAW RIDES..FBO..Tom Tyler & Jane Reid Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 23, 2015 March MAD HOUR..FN..Sally O’Neill & Alice White THE HEART OF A FOLLIES GIRL..FN..Billie Dove & Larry Kent BURNING DAYLIGHT..FN..Milton Sills & Doris Kenyon THE BIG NOISE..FN..Chester Conklin & Alice White POWDER MY BACK..WB..Irene Rich & Audrey Ferris TENDERLOIN..WB..Dolores Costello & Conrad Nagel DOMESTIC TROUBLES..WB..Clyde Cook & Lousie Fazenda THE COUNT OF TEN..UNIV..Charles Ray & James Gleason STOP THAT MAN..UNIV..Arthur Lake & Barbara Kent PUT ‘EM UP..UNIV..Fred Humes & Gloria Grey A TRICK OF HEARTS..UNIV..Hoot Gibson & Georgia Hale THE FOUR-FOOTED RANGER..UNIV..Dynamite the dog & Edmund Cobb THE SMART SET..MGM..William Haines & Jack Holt BRINGING UP FATHER..MGM..Marie Dressler & Polly Moran THE TRAIL OF ‘98..MGM..Dolores Del Rio & Ralph Forbes THE BIG CITY..MGM..Lon Chaney & Marceline Day UNDER THE BLACK EAGLE..MGM..Ralph Forbes & Marceline Day WYOMING..MGM..Tim McCoy & Dorothy Sebastian CIRCUS ROOKIES..MGM..Karl Dane & George K. Arthur TWO LOVERS..UA..Ronald Colman & Vilma Banky TILLIE’S PUNCTURED ROMANCE..PAR..W.C. Fields & Louise Fazenda THE LEGION OF THE CONDEMNED..PAR..Gary Cooper & Fay Wray RED HAIR..PAR..Clara Bow & Lane Chandler SOMETHING ALWAYS HAPPENS..PAR..Esther Ralston & Neil Hamilton PARTNERS IN CRIME..PAR..Wallace Beery & Raymond Hatton THE BLUE DANUBE..DEMILLE..Leatrice Joy & Joseph Schildkraut MIDNIGHT MADNESS..DEMILLE..Jacqueline Logan & Clive Brook SQUARE CROOKS..FOX..Robert Armstrong & John Mack Brown A HORSEMAN OF THE PLAINS..FOX..Tom Mix & Sally Blane DRESSED TO KILL..FOX..Edmund Lowe & Mary Astor WHY SAILORS GO WRONG..FOX..Sammy Cohen & Ted McNamara THE SPORTING AGE..COL..Belle Bennett & Holmes Herbert THE MATINEE IDOL..COL..Bessie Love & Johnnie Walker THE DESERT BRIDE..COL..Betty Compson & Allan Forrest THE TRAGEDY OF YOUTH..TIF..Patsy Ruth Miller & Warner Baxter THEIR HOUR..TIF..John Harron & Dorothy Sebastian BACHELOR’S PARADISE.TIF..Sally O’Neil & Ralph Graves TURN BACK THE HOURS..GOTHAM..Myrna Loy & Walter Pidgeon CHICAGO AFTER MIDNIGHT..FBO..Ralph Ince & Jola Mendez BEYOND LONDON LIGHTS..FBO..Adrienne Dore & Lee Shumway April LADIES’ NIGHT IN A TURKISH BATH..FN..Dorothy Mackaill & Jack Mulhall THE LITTLE SHEPHERD OF KINGDOM COME..FN..Richard Barthelmess & Molly O’Day HAROLD TEEN..FN..Arthur Lake & Mary Brian THE CRIMSON CITY..WB..Conrad Nagel & Myrna Loy RINTY OF THE DESERT..WB..Rin Tin Tin & Audrey Ferris GLORIOUS BETSY..WB..Dolores Costello & Conrad Nagel THANKS FOR THE BUGGY RIDE..UNIV..Laura LaPlante & Glenn Tryon HONEYMOON FLATS..UNIV..George J. Lewis & Dorothy Gulliver THUNDER RIDERS..UNIV..Ted Wells & Charlotte Stevens WON IN THE CLOUDS..UNIV..Al Wilson & Helen Foster GOOD MORNING, JUDGE..UNIV..Reginald Denny & Mary Nolan LONESOME..UNIV..Barbara Kent & Glenn Tryon ACROSS TO SINGAPORE..MGM..Ramon Novarro & Joan Crawford LAUGH, CLOWN, LAUGH..MGM..Lon Chaney & Bernard Siegel RIDERS OF THE DARK..MGM..Tim McCoy & Dorothy Dwan THE PATSY..MGM..Marion Davies & Orville Caldwell THE ACTRESS..MGM..Norma Shearer & Owen Moore SPEEDY..PAR..Harold Lloyd & Ann Christy A NIGHT OF MYSTERY..PAR..Adolphe Menjou & Evelyn Brent THREE SINNERS..PAR..Pola Negri & Warner Baxter ABIE’S IRISH ROSE..PAR..Charles Buddy Rogers & Nancy Carroll THE SUNSET LEGION..PAR..Fred Thomson & Edna Murphy EASY COME, EASY GO..PAR..Richard Dix & Nancy Carroll SKYSCRAPER..DEMILLE..William Boyd & Alan Hale LOVE HUNGRY..FOX..Lois Moran & Lawrence Gray STREET ANGEL..FOX..Janet Gaynor & Charles Farrell THE PLAY GIRL..FOX..Madge Bellamy & John Mack Brown THE ESCAPE..FOX..William Russell & Virginia Valli HONOR BOUND..FOX..George O’Brien & Estelle Taylor BROADWAY DADDIES..COL..Jacqueline Logan & Alec Francis AFTER THE STORM..COL..Hobart Bosworth & Eugenia Gilbert THE HOUSE OF SCANDAL..TIF..Pat O’Malley & Dorothy Sebastian THE SCARLET DOVE..TIF..Lowell Sherman & Robert Frazer THE CHORUS KID..GOTHAM..Virginia Brown Faire & Bryant Washburn SKINNER’S BIG IDEA..FBO..Bryant Washburn & William Orlamond BREED OF THE SUNSETS..FBO..Bob Steele & Nancy Drexel RED RIDERS OF CANADA..FBO..Patsy Ruth Miller & Charles Byer THE DEVIL’S TRADEMARK..FBO..Belle Bennett & William V. Mong CROOKS CAN’T WIN..FBO..Ralph Lewis & Thelma Hill LAW OF FEAR..FBO..Ranger the dog & Jane Reid THE LITTLE YELLOW HOUSE..FBO..Orville Caldwell & Martha Sleeper PHANTOM OF THE RANGE..FBO..Tom Tyler & Charles McHugh THE PINTO KID..FBO..Buzz Barton & Frank Rice Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 23, 2015 May LADY BE GOOD.FN..Jack Mulhall & Dorothy Mackaill VAMPING VENUS..FN..Charles Murray & Louise Fazenda YELLOW LILY..FN..Billie Dove & Clive Brook THE HAWK’S NEST..FN..Milton Sills & Doris Kenyon PAY AS YOU ENTER..WB..Louise Fazenda & Clyde Cook THE LION AND THE MOUSE..WB..May McAvoy & Lionel Barrymore FIVE AND TEN CENT ANNIE..WB..Louise Fazenda & Clyde Cook WE AMERICANS..UNIV..George Sidney & Patsy Ruth Miller THE ARIZONA CYCLONE..UNIV..Fred Humes & George B. French THE FLYIN’ COWBOY..UNIV..Hoot Gibson & Olive Hasbrouck HOT HEELS..UNIV..Glenn Tryon & Patsy Ruth Miller THE WILD WEST SHOW..UNIV..Hoot Gibson & Dorothy Gulliver THE HOUND OF SILVER CREEK..UNIV..Dynamite the dog & Edmund Cobb DIAMOND HANDCUFFS..MGM..Eleanor Boardman & Lawrence Gray A CERTAIN YOUNG MAN..MGM..Ramon Novarro & Marceline Day RAMONA..UA..Dolores Del Rio & Warner Baxter STEAMBOAT BILL JR..UA..Buster Keaton & Tom McGuire TEMPEST..UA..John Barrymore & Camilla Horn THE FIFTY-FIFTY GIRL..PAR..Bebe Daniels & James Hall STREET OF SIN..PAR..Emil Jannings & Fay Wray THE DRAGNET..PAR..George Bancroft & Evelyn Brent HIS TIGER WIFE..PAR..Adolphe Menjou & Evelyn Brent HOLD ‘EM YALE..DEMILLE..Rod LaRocque & Jeanette Loff WALKING BACK..DEMILLE..Richard Walling & Sue Carol HELLO CHEYENNE..FOX..Tom Mix & Caryl Lincoln HANGMAN’S HOUSE..FOX..June Collyer & Larry Kent THIEF IN THE DARK..FOX..George Meeker & Doris Hill GOLF WIDOWS..COL..Vera Reynolds & Harrison Ford MODERN MOTHERS..COL..Helene Chadwick & Douglas Fairbanks Jr. NAME THE WOMAN..COL..Anita Stewart & Huntley Gordon LADIES OF THE NIGHT CLUB..TIF..Ricardo Cortez & Barbara Leonard HELLSHIP BRONSON..GOTHAM..Dorothy Davenport & Noah Beery SAN FRANCISCO NIGHTS..GOTHAM..Percy Marmont & Mae Busch ALEX THE GREAT..FBO..Richard ‘Skeets’ Gallagher & Albert Conti MAN IN THE ROUGH..FBO..Bob Steele & Marjorie King June THE UPLAND RIDER..FN..Ken Maynard & Marian Douglas THREE-RING MARRIAGE..FN..Mary Astor & Lloyd Hughes WHEEL OF CHANCE..FN..Richard Barthelmess & Bodil Rosing HAPPINESS AHEAD..FN..Colleen Moore & Edmund Lowe BUCK PRIVATES..UNIV..Lya de Putti & Malcolm McGregor A MADE-TO-ORDER HERO..UNIV..Ted Wells & Marjorie Bonner THE FOREIGN LEGION..UNIV..Norman Kerry & Lewis Stone PHYLLIS OF THE FOLLIES..UNIV..Alice Day & Matt Moore DETECTIVES..MGM..Karl Dane & George K. Arthur FORBIDDEN HOURS..MGM..Ramon Novarro & Renee Adoree THE COSSACKS..MGM..John Gilbert & Renee Adoree TELLING THE WORLD..MGM..William Haines & Anita Page THE MAGNIFICENT FLIRT..PAR..Florence Vidor & Albert Conti FOOLS FOR LUCK..PAR..W.C. Fields & Chester Conklin HALF A BRIDE..PAR..Esther Ralston & Gary Cooper LADIES OF THE MOB..PAR..Clara Bow & Richard Arlen THE VANISHING PIONEER..PAR..Jack Holt & Sally Blane KIT CARSON..PAR..Fred Thomson & Nora Lane DON’T MARRY..FOX..Lois Moran & Neil Hamilton FAZIL..FOX..Charles Farrell & Greta Nissen WILD WEST ROMANCE..FOX..Rex Bell & Caryl Lincoln NO OTHER WOMAN..FOX..Dolores Del Rio & Don Alvarado FLEETWING..FOX..Barry Norton & Dorothy Janis RANSOM..COL..Lois Wilson & Edmund Burns THE WAY OF THE STRONG..COL..Mitchell Lewis & Alice Day THE MASKED ANGEL..CHADWICK..Betty Compson & Erick Arnold STORMY WATERS..TIF..Eve Southern & Malcolm McGregor CLOTHES MAKE THE WOMAN..TIF..Eve Southern & Walter Pidgeon GREEN GRASS WIDOWS..TIF..Walter Hagen & Gertrude Olmstead PROWLERS OF THE SEA..TIF..Carmel Myers & Ricardo Cortez UNITED STATES SMITH..GOTHAM..Eddie Gribbon & Lila Lee DOG JUSTICE..FBO..Ranger the Dog & Edward Hearn THE TEXAS TORNADO..FBO..Tom Tyler & Frankie Darro Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 23, 2015 July THE HEAD MAN..FN..Charles Murray & Loretta Young HEART TO HEART..FN..Mary Astor & Lloyd Hughes LIGHTS OF NEW YORK..WB..Helene Costello & Cullen Landis THE GRIP OF THE YUKON..UNIV..Francis X. Bushman & Neil Hamilton QUICK TRIGGERS..UNIV..Fred Humes & Derelys Purdue GREASED LIGHTNING..UNIV..Ted Wells & Betty Caldwell THE ADVENTURER..MGM..Tim McCoy & Dorothy Sebastian THE BIG KILLING..PAR..Wallace Beery & Raymond Hatton HOT NEWS..PAR..Bebe Daniels & Neil Hamilton THE MATING CALL..PAR..Thomas Meighan & Evelyn Brent PAINTED POST..FOX..Tom Mix & Natalie Kingston THE COWBOY KID..FOX..Rex Bell & Mary Jane Temple ROAD HOUSE..FOX..Maria Alba & Warren Burke BEWARE OF BLONDES..COL..Dorothy Revier & Matt Moore SAY IT WITH SABLES..COL..Francis X. Bushman & Helene Chadwick VIRGIN LIPS..COL..Olive Borden & John Boles LIFE’S MOCKERY..CHADWICK..Betty Compson & Theodore von Eltz LINGERIE..TIF..Alice White & Malcolm McGregor BEAUTIFUL BUT DUMB..TIF..Patsy Ruth Miller & Charles Byer THE GRAIN OF DUST..TIF..Ricardo Cortez & Claire Windsor THE ALBANY NIGHT BOAT..TIF..Olive Borden & Ralph Emerson SALLY OF THE SCANDALS..FBO..Bessie Love & Irene Lambert TRAIL OF COURAGE..FBO..Bob Steele & Marjorie Bonner August OUT OF THE RUINS..FN..Richard Barthelmess & Robert Frazer OH KAY!..FN..Colleen Moore & Lawrence Gray WOMEN THEY TALK ABOUT..WB..Irene Rich & Audrey Ferris CAUGHT IN THE FOG..WB..May McAvoy & Conrad Nagel STATE STREET SADIE..WB..Conrad Nagel & Myrna Loy RIDING FOR FAME..UNIV..Hoot Gibson & Ethlyne Clair THE MYSTERIOUS LADY..MGM..Greta Garbo & Conrad Nagel FOUR WALLS..MGM..John Gilbert & Joan Crawford BEAU BROADWAY..MGM..Lew Cody & Aileen Pringle FORGOTTEN FACES..PAR..Clive Brook & Mary Brian THE PATRIOT..PAR..Emil Jannings & Lewis Stone LOVES OF AN ACTRESS..PAR..Pola Negri & Nils Asther JUST MARRIED..PAR..James Hall & Ruth Taylor THE FIRST KISS..PAR..Fay Wray & Gary Cooper TENTH AVENUE..DEMILLE..DEMILLE..Phyllis Haver & Victor Varconi THE COP..DEMILLE..William Boyd & Alan Hale NONE BUT THE BRAVE…FOX..Charles Morton & Sally Phipps GIRL-SHY COWBOY..FOX..Rex Bell & George Meeker THE RIVER PIRATE..FOX..Victor McLaglen & Lois Moran THE SCARLET LADY..COL..Lya de Putti & Don Alvarado COURT-MARTIAL..COL..Jack Holt & Betty Compson RUNAWAY GIRLS..COL..Shirley Mason & Arthur Rankin DOMESTIC MEDDLERS..TIF..Claire Windsor & Lawrence Gray MIDNIGHT LIFE..GOTHAM..Francis X. Bushman & Gertrude Olmstead PERFECT CRIME..FBO..Clive Brook & Irene Rich THE BANTAM COWBOY..FBO..Buzz Barton & Frank Rice TERROR MOUNTAIN..FBO..Tom Tyler & Jane Reid LIGHTNING SPEED..FBO..Bob Steele & Mary Mayberry DANGER STREET..FBO..Warner Baxter & Martha Sleeper Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 23, 2015 September THE BUTTER AND EGG MAN..FN..Jack Mulhall & Greta Nissen NIGHT WATCH..FN..Billie Dove & Paul Lukas WATERFRONT..FN..Dorothy Mackaill & Jack Mulhall THE WHIP..FN..Dorothy Mackaill & Ralph Forbes SHOW GIRL..FN..Alice White & Donald Reed THE MIDNIGHT TAXI..WB..Antonio Moreno & Helene Costello THE TERROR..WB..May McAvoy & Louise Fazenda THE SINGING FOOL.WB..Al Jolson & Betty Bronson HOME, JAMES..UNIV..Laura LaPlante & Charles Delaney ANYBODY HERE SEE KELLY?..UNIV..Bessie Love & Tom Moore THE NIGHT BIRD..UNIV..Reginald Denny & Betsy Lee GUARDIANS OF THE WILD..UNIV..Jack Perrin & Ethlyne Clair THE CLOUD DODGER..UNIV..Al Wilson & Gloria Grey OUR DANCING DAUGHTERS..MGM..Joan Crawford & John Mack Brown THE CARDBOARD LOVER..MGM..Marion Davies & Nils Asther EXCESS BAGGAGE..MGM..William Haines & Josephine Dunn BEYOND THE SIERRAS..MGM..Tim McCoy & Sylvia Beecher WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS..MGM..Lon Chaney & Anita Page THE CAMERAMAN..MGM..Buster Keaton & Marceline Day THE BABY CYCLONE..MGM..Lew Cody & Aileen Pringle THE WOMAN DISPUTED..UA..Norma Talmadge & Gilbert Roland SAWDUST PARADISE..PAR..Esther Ralston & Reed Howes THE FLEET’S IN..PAR..Clara Bow & James Hall THE DOCKS OF NEW YORK..PAR..George Bancroft & Betty Compson BEGGARS OF LIFE..PAR..Wallace Beery & Louise Brooks MAN-MADE WOMEN..DEMILLE.. Leatrice Joy & H.B. Warner WIN THAT GIRL..FOX..David Rollins & Sue Carol PLASTERED IN PARIS..FOX..Sammy Cohen & Jack Pennick THE AIR CIRCUS..FOX..Arthur Lake & Sue Carol THE STREET OF ILLUSION..COL..Virginia Valli & Ian Keith SINNER’S PARADE..COL..Victor Varconi & Dorothy Revier CRAIG’S WIFE..PATHE..Irene Rich & Warner Baxter THROUGH THE BREAKERS..GOTHAM..Margaret Livingston & Holmes Herbert GANG WAR..FBO..Olive Borden & Jack Pickford HIT OF THE SHOW..FBO..Joe E. Brown & Gertrude Olmstead DOG LAW..FBO..Robert Sweeney & Jules Cowles STOCKS AND BLONDES..FBO..Gertrude Astor & Jacqueline Logan YOUNG WHIRLWIND..FBO..Buzz Barton & Edmund Cobb October LILAC TIME..FN..Colleen Moore & Gary Cooper THE CRASH..FN..Milton Sills & Thelma Todd DO YOUR DUTY..WB..Charles Murray & Lucien Littlefield LAND OF THE SILVER FOX..WB..Rin Tin Tin & Leila Hyams BEWARE OF BACHELORS..WB..Audrey Ferris & William Collier Jr. MELODY OF LOVE..UNIV..Walter Pidgeon & Mildred Harris HOW TO HANDLE WOMEN..UNIV..Glenn Tryon & Marian Nixon THE MICHIGAN KID..UNIV..Conrad Nagel & Renee Adoree CLEARING THE TRAIL..UNIV..Hoot Gibson & Dorothy Gulliver THE CRIMSON CANYON..UNIV..Ted Wells & Lotus Thompson THE PRICE OF FEAR..UNIV..Bill Cody & Duane Thompson FREEDOM OF THE PRESS..UNIV..Lewis Stone & Marceline Day SHADOWS OF THE NIGHT..MGM..Flash the dog & Lawrence Gray REVENGE..UA..Dolores Del Rio & James A. Marcus THE BATTLE OF THE SEXES..UA..Jean Hersholt & Phyllis Haver THE WEDDING MARCH..PAR..Erich von Stroheim & Fay Wray TAKE ME HOME..PAR..Bebe Daniels & Neil Hamilton MORAN OF THE MARINES..PAR..Richard Dix & Ruth Elder VARSITY..PAR..Charles Buddy Rogers & Mary Brian 4 DEVILS..FOX..Janet Gaynor & Charles Morton MOTHER KNOWS BEST..FOX..Madge Bellamy & Louise Dresser ME, GANGSTER..FOX..June Collyer & Don Terry DRY MARTINI..FOX..Mary Astor & Matt Moore DRIFTWOOD..COL..Don Alvarado & Marceline Day STOOL PIGEON..COL..Olive Borden & Charles Delaney THE POWER OF THE PRESS..COL..Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Jobyna Ralston THE TOILERS..TIF..Douglas Fairbanks Jr. & Jobyna Ralston THE NAUGHTY DUCHESS..TIF..Eve Southern & H.B. Warner THE POWER OF SILENCE..TIF..Belle Bennett & John Westwood THE SON OF THE GOLDEN WEST..FBO..Tom Mix & Sharon Lynn THE SINGAPORE MUTINY..FBO..Ralph Ince & Estelle Taylor THE CIRCUS KID..FBO..Frankie Darro & Poodles Hanneford THE AVENGING RIDER..FBO..Tom Tyler & Florence Allen SALLY’S SHOULDERS..FBO..Lois Wilson & George Hackathorne Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 23, 2015 November THE HAUNTED HOUSE..FN..Larry Kent & Thelma Todd OUTCAST..FN..Corinne Griffith & James Ford NOAH’S ARK..WB..Dolores Costello & George O’Brien THE HOME TOWNERS..WB..Richard Bennett & Doris Kenyon THE MAN WHO LAUGHS..UNIV..Mary Philbin & Conrad Veidt TWO OUTLAWS..UNIV..Jack Perrin & Kathleen Collins THE DANGER RIDER..UNIV..Hoot Gibson & Eugenia Gilbert JAZZ MAD..UNIV..Jean Hersholt & Marian Nixon THE VIKING..MGM..Pauline Starke & Donald Crisp WHITE SHADOWS IN THE SOUTH SEAS..MGM..Monte Blue & Raquel Torres ALIAS JIMMY VALENTINE..MGM..William Haines & Lionel Barrymore THE BUSHRANGER..MGM..Tim McCoy & Marian Douglas THE MASKS OF THE DEVIL..MGM..John Gilbert & Alma Rubens SHOW PEOPLE..MGM..Marion Davies & William Haines THE WIND..MGM..Lillian Gish & Lars Hanson WEST OF ZANZIBAR..MGM..Lon Chaney & Lionel Barrymore THE AWAKENING..UA..Vilma Banky & Walter Byron INTERFERENCE..PAR..William Powell & Evelyn Brent THE RACKET..PAR..Thomas Meighan & Louis Wolheim AVALANCHE..PAR..Jack Holt & Doris Hill HIS PRIVATE LIFE..PAR..Adolphe Menjou & Kathryn Carver MANHATTAN COCKTAIL..PAR..Nancy Carroll & Richard Arlen ROMANCE OF THE UNDERWORLD..FOX..Mary Astor & Ben Bard TAKING A CHANCE..FOX..Rex Bell & Lola Todd PREP AND PEP..FOX..David Rollins & Nancy Drexel RILEY THE COP..FOX..J. Farrell MacDonald & Nancy Drexel NOTHING TO WEAR..COL..Jacqueline Logan & Theodore von Eltz SUBMARINE..COL..Jack Holt & Dorothy Revier THE APACHE..COL..Margaret Livingston & Warner Richmond RESTLESS YOUTH..COL..Marceline Day & Ralph Forbes THE CAVALIER..TIF..Richard Talmadge & Barbara Bedford MARRIAGE BY CONTRACT..TIF..Patsy Ruth Miller & Lawrence Gray THE FLOATING COLLEGE..TIF..Sally O’Neil & William Collier Jr. THE GUN RUNNER..TIF..Ricardo Cortez & Nora Lane TRACKED..FBO..Ranger the dog & Sam Nelson SINNERS IN LOVE..FBO..Olive Borden & Huntley Gordon TAXI 13..FBO..Chester Conklin & Ethel Whales TYRANT OF RED GULCH..Tom Tyler & Frankie Darro KING COWBOY..FBO..Tom Mix & Sally Blane December ADORATION..FN..Billie Dove & Antonio Moreno NAUGHTY BABY..FN..Alice White & Jack Mulhall SCARLET SEAS..FN..Richard Barthelmess & Betty Compson ON TRIAL..WB..Pauline Frederick & Bert Lytell THE LITTLE WILDCAT..WB..Audrey Ferris & James Murray THE BARKER..WB..Milton Sills & Dorothy Mackaill MY MAN..WB..Fanny Brice & Guinn ‘Big Boy’ Williams CONQUEST..WB..Monte Blue & H.B. Warner THE WARE CASE..WB..Stewart Rome & Betty Carter RED LIPS..UNIV..Marian Nixon & Charles Buddy Rogers THE GATE CRASHER..UNIV..Glenn Tryon & Patsy Ruth Miller BEAUTY AND BULLETS..UNIV..Ted Wells & Duane Thompson DREAM OF LOVE..MGM..Nils Asther & Joan Crawford A LADY OF CHANCE..MGM..Norma Shearer & Lowell Sherman A WOMAN OF AFFAIRS..MGM..Greta Garbo & John Gilbert BROTHERLY LOVE..MGM..Karl Dane & George K. Arthur HONEYMOON..MGM..Polly Moran & Harry Gribbon SOMEONE TO LOVE..PAR..Charles Buddy Rogers & Mary Brian THREE WEEKENDS..PAR..Clara Bow & Neil Hamilton HIS DESTINY..PAR..Neal Hart & Barbara Kent WHAT A NIGHT!..PAR..Bebe Daniels & Neil Hamilton THE SHOPWORN ANGEL..PAR..Nancy Carroll & Gary Cooper SINS OF THE FATHERS..PAR..Emil Jannings & Ruth Chatterton THE HONEYMOON..PAR..ZaSu Pitts & Erich von Stroheim THE RUSH HOUR..DEMILLE..Marie Prevost & Harrison Ford BLINDFOLD..FOX..Lois Moran & George O’Brien HOMESICK..FOX..Sammy Cohen & Harry Sweet RED WINE..FOX..June Collyer & Conrad Nagel IN OLD ARIZONA..FOX..Warner Baxter & Edmund Lowe THE RED DANCE..FOX..Dolores Del Rio & Charles Farrell FASHION MADNESS..COL..Claire Windsor & Reed Howes LADY RAFFLES..COL..Estelle Taylor & Roland Drew THE SIDESHOW..COL..Marie Prevost & Ralph Graves TROPICAL NIGHTS..TIF..Patsy Ruth Miller & Malcolm McGregor GEORGE WASHINGTON COHEN..TIF..George Jessel & Robert Edeson THE RIVER WOMAN..GOTHAM..Lionel Barrymore & Jacqueline Logan STOLEN LOVE..FBO..Marceline Day & Rex Lease BLOCKADE..FBO..Anna Q. Nilsson & Wallace MacDonald TROPIC MADNESS.FBO..Leatrice Joy & Lena Malena ORPHAN OF THE SAGE..FBO..Buzz Barton & Frank Rice HEY RUBE!..FBO..Hugh Trevor & Gertrude Olmstead Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 24, 2015 I will be back later today, to go over star output during 1928... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TopBilled Posted March 24, 2015 Stars that worked in the most films in 1928: Thirteen Films MICKEY ROONEY AS MICKEY MCGUIRE (13 SHORTS) Twelve Films CHARLES DELANEY TED WELLS Eleven Films CLYDE COOK REX LEASE LILA LEE JACQUELINE LOGAN SAM NELSON (5 ACTOR, 6 ASST DIR) ARTHUR RANKIN ALMA RUBENS Ten Films CHESTER CONKLIN LOUISE FAZENDA NEIL HAMILTON MARGARET LIVINGSTON POLLY MORAN CONRAD NAGEL GERTRUDE OLMSTEAD Nine Films ROBERT ARMSTRONG JULES COWLES MARCELINE DAY ROBERT EDSON GWEN LEE FRANK RICE HUGH TREVOR Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
